Petitions Register
From 1st April 2013
List of Formal Petitions lodged with the Moray Council
| Petition no | Date Submitted | Petition Subject | Status | Outcome |
| PE2013_003 | 05/09/2013 | Save the Falconer Museum | Closed | Heard at Preliminary Hearing 20/11/13 - petition passed to Corporate Director (Education and Social Care) to monitor progress |
| PE2014_001 | 23/05/2014 | Petition by residents of area surrounding Boyd Anderson Drive, Lossiemouth regarding proposed Moray Local development Plan, Lossiemouth Settlements page 240, R1 Sunbank/Kinnedar | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - currently subject to extensive public consultation it is not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process |
| PE2014_002 | 05/06/2014 | Petition to reinstate the safe foot path and cycleway from Forres to Brodie. | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - petition relates to an area that lies adjacent to the trunk road and within the trunk road boundary, it is not eligible for consideration under the Council’s petitions process. |
| PE2014_003 | 16/10/2014 | Save Logie Primary School | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - Petition was not submitted in correct format with any supporting details. |
| PE2014_004 | 03/11/2014 | Petition to Save Crossroads Primary School | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - No contact details provided |
| PE2014_005 | 03/11/2014 | Petition to Keep Findochty School Open | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further. |
| PE2014_006 | 03/11/2014 | To save Moray's rural Schools from Botriphinie Primary School | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further. |
| PE2014_007 | 03/11/2014 | Petition to Save Moray's small schools | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - No contact details provided |
| PE2014_008 | 10/11/2014 | Petition to Save Milne's High School | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further. |
| PE2015_001 | 13/05/2015 | Petition against school placing request refusals - St Peter's Primary School, Buckie | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - As the petition relates to a matter where there are already procedures in place to consider objections and any appeal against decisions. In this case the School Placings and Exclusions Appeals Committee is tasked to deal with appeals in relation to school placings which the petition refers to. |
| PE2015_002 | 05/06/2015 | Petition requesting that the Council replace the windows in Brodie Avenue, Buckie as a matter of urgency. | Valid |
Heard at Preliminary Hearing on 18 August 2015. "The Committee agreed: (i) to pass the petition to the Corporate Director (Economic Development, Planning and Infrastructure) and the Chair to look into; (ii) that local members be kept up to date of progress; (iii) that a report be submitted to this Committee at the end of this financial year detailing progress made in relation to the replacement of windows in Brodie Avenue; (iv) with the Tenant’s agreement, that the Tenant’s back bedroom window be replaced at the earliest convenience; and (v) that in future the options available for consideration at the preliminary hearing are outlined within the petition briefing note for ease of reference. |
| PE2015_003 | 22/072015 | Petition requesting that the council find a permanent solution to problem of seagulls nesting on the roof at Speyside High School. | Invalid | Rejected – Invalid, The petition relates to a matter that the Council has no statutory duty to take action on. |
| PE2015_004 | 21/12/2015 | Petition requesting that the Moray Council enact a bylaw stating that no individual shall: (a) carry or discharge any firearm or other instrument designed to propel a missile; (b) shoot or attempt to shoot any goose or duck; or ( c) take, molest, wilfully disturb, injure or kill or make any attempt to injure or kill any goose or duck, or spread or use any net or set or use any lamp, snare or other engine, instrument or means for the taking, injuring or killing of any goose or duck, within the Findhorn Bay Local Nature Reserve. | Valid |
Petition heard at the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee on 8 March 2016. The Committee agreed to pass the petition to the Corporate Director (Economic Development, Planning & Infrastructure), the Chair and Local Members, with an invitation to the Minister for Rural Affairs to assist, to facilitate discussions between all interested parties to reach a compromise, including consideration of an option to extend the voluntary no shooting zone southwards, that would allow this petition and the on-line petition to be withdrawn and to report back to this Committee on the outcome of discussions. 20 Sep 16 - the Committee agreed to defer the report to a future meeting of this Committee to allow the Local Nature Reserve Committee and other interested parties, to come to an agreed solution and subsequent request for a by-law in relation to wildfowling in Findhorn Bay. 6 Jun 18 - The Council agreed to further mediation being undertaken by an external mediator as outlined in paragraph 8 of the report presented to the meeting (agenda item 6). |
| PE2016_001 | 01/02/2016 | Petition to try and prevent the closure of Findhorn Bay to wildfowlers and be turned into a nature reserve | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - Petition was not submitted in correct format and unable to verify signatories as no full address details provided. |
| PE2016_002 | 06/06/2016 | Stop speeding motorists on Elgin High Street | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - Unable to verify some signatories as no full address details provided. |
| PE2016_003 | 21/07/2016 | Keep our Town Service Bus (Buckie) | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - Under the terms of Section 6 of the Public Petition Guidance, a petition must relate to something the Council is responsible for. The petition relates the addition / removal of commercial bus services which is something that the council has no power to control. It can only express a view to the Traffic Commissioner who regulates these matters |
| PE2016_004 | 05/12/2016 | Mortuary for Moray | Invalid | Rejected - Invalid - Under the terms of Section 6 of the Public Petition Guidance, a petition must relate to something the Council is responsible for. The petition relates to the provision of a mortuary which is not a matter that is within the areas of responsibility of the local authority. The provision rests with NHS Grampian. |
| PE2017_001 | 10/1/2017 | Erection of a Safety Barrier on the B9041 Dufftown to Keith Road | Valid | Council agreed to reject the petition “Erection of a Safety Barrier on the B9014 Dufftown to Keith Road” on the grounds that Officers’ professional view, based on national standards, is that a safety barrier is not necessary on this road and that suitable works to mitigate risk have already been carried out. |
| PE2017_002 | 30/01/2017 | FINDOCHTY boat owners are requesting Moray Council to rethink on their proposed charges for berths at the Council owned recreational harbours. | Invalid | The petition was compiled as an on-line petition and as a result was not completed under the terms of the Council's petitions procedure. The petition is a list of printed names with no address details that can be checked against the electoral register. Subsequently supplied with a list of names and addresses from Principal Petitioner which were checked against the electoral register. |
| PE2017_003 | 08/02/2017 | Ashgrove residents against consideration for a proposal of a bridge/road/cycle path and walkway from Maisondieu Road across the railway sidings in order to reach Ashgrove Road/Linkwood Road | Invalid | Currently subject to extensive public consultation it is not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process |
| PE2018-001 | 16/02/2018 | Save Cullen Community and Residential Centre | Invalid | Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process. |
| PE2019-001 | 21/02/2019 | Buckie Against District Council Unnecessary Tip Shutdown [BADCUTS] | Invalid | Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process. |
| PE2019-002 | 27/02/2019 | Tomintoul - Save Our Public Loos | Invalid | Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process. Petition was not completed under the terms of the Council's petitons procedure in that it did not provide address details that could be checked against the electoral register nor did it identify any principal petitioner details. |
| PE2019-003 | 02/09/2019 | Reinstate 340/342 Bus Service Elgin | Invalid | Invalid as only names and partial addresses had been included therefore verification could not take place. |
| PE2020-001 | 09/03/2020 | Save the Falconer Museum | Invalid | Invalid as the petition is in relation to a council decision taken within the last 6 months. |
| PE2020-002 | 17/02/2020 | Flexible Use of Self Directed Support (SDS) During COVID-19 Lockdown and Recovery | Invalid | Invalid as only names and partial addresses had been included therefore verification could not take place. Also invalid due to petiton being in response to ongoing public consultation. |
| PE2021-001 | 25/06/2021 | Save the Slochy Station Hedgerow and Wildlife | Invalid | Invalid as in relation to a planning application which has been considered and approved by the MLRB with the only course for appeal via the Court of Session. |
| PE2021-002 | 21/07/2021 | Area of Local Concern | Invalid | Invalid as in relation to a planning application which has been considered and approved by the MLRB with the only course for appeal via the Court of Session. |
| PE2022-001 | 15/02/2022 | The Moray Council expresses a view that the people of Moray are against the killing of whales and dolphins and to instruct the Leader to inform the Faroese Government. | Invalid | Invalid as subject matter not something that the Council has responsibility for or does. |
| PE2024-001 | 16/01/2024 | Early Learning and Childcare Provision in Buckie | Closed | Committee agreed to reject the petition in whole on the basis that sufficient Early Learning and Childcare places are available in Moray. |
| PE2025-001 | 17/03/2025 | Elgin - Lossie Safety Spine |
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